As the tidal wave of plastic waste continues to swell, the world finds itself in the midst of a “perfect storm” of sorts – a storm precipitated by intensifying public awareness around the material’s environmental impacts; international plastic exportation bans; and domestic, state-level policies aimed at tackling plastic waste.
Attention to the issue has amplified with COVID-19-driven spikes in single-use plastics, and as parties to the Basel Convention—189 countries— have pledged to stop exporting plastic waste to countries without those countries’ approval.
